Iran: Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on U.S.-Iran Dialogue

From: The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs | Date: April 1, 1996| Author: | Copyright information

Iran: Persian Gulf Stability Hinges on U.S.-Iran Dialogue

By Hooshang Amirahmadi

The Persian Gulf will remain unstable and conflict-prone until Iran is incorporated into the region's economic and security arrangements. Iran possesses over 750 miles of shoreline on the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, is the Gulf's most populous country, overlooks the Strait of Hormuz and, by regional standards, has a diversified economy. It also is the only state that has played a major role in the region for centuries.

Considering the positive developments in Iran's foreign and domestic policy, the country ...

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